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of Eternal Night is to destroy the phylactery that holds its life forre. The vial is hidden under the black granite throne with its treasure. If the lich is destmyed, it will disappear in a rise of putrid smoke, and the Fasces will drop to the seat of the throne. The bundle of rods is warm to the touch, and anyone who handles it for more than one round will beg+ to stink of the rancid smoke. This smell, not unlike rotten eggs, will linger with him until a dispel mugic is cast on him. A secret switch on the left armrest causes the dais to slide to one side, revealing a shallow pit filled with 1,000 Cp, 5,000 sp, 12,000 gp, 2,000 pp, 50 gems (5,000 gp total), 19 pieces of jewelry (3,600 gp total), the phylactery (an emerald I I The Tower of the Lord of Eternal Night shaped like a skull), a long swordC~$defetid~, studded leather +4, and a potion of animat cbhtrol. ConcrttabrgthtAAdventme IfthePCssuaedddefeatingordestrayingtk lich,alldthe\mdeadfieBd~wiubereleafedto goon to the afterlife When thrpartyhastImFasaes safely in hand, read the following I The climb back up the staixtase doesn't seem tortake nearly IS long as the trip down In no time you am agamstanding at thew of the tower. From here yoq -XI break &e sph and alert the visier. -I 1
The Tomb The vizier takes the Fasces from the PCs and shows thev to their,.rooms. After t hy have rested enough to recover full s egth and have had the opportunity to resupply themselves, they are taken to the vizier's quarters for what they hope will be the last time. 'Many generations ago," the vizier begins, "a successo~ to the throne of the Autarch was a detestable and mean-spirited youth. Somehow he came into possession of the Annulus, a helm of such power that the temptation to use it for evil overwhelmed him. He donned it and began to destroy those he perceived to be his enemies, calling himself the Faceless One. His younger brother saw the danger, but by then it was impossible to remove the Annulus without killing his bra- "Unwilling to commit fr&tri&, the 21 With that, the vizier ca As the characters sea& for a way in, the). m e amss many bones, some homanoid, some animal. Theseam the renrains of the vitinsofa choke creepar that has grown this side of the mound. It will attack 2d8 munds after the PCs begin the search for the entrance. Choke Cmeper INT Non; AL N; AC 6 (vine), 5 (stalk); MV !4; HD 25; hp 63; THK:O 7; #AT S; Dmg ld4; SA strangulation; SD imntune to b torch fk; SZ G; ML 14; XP 18pOO. Cold-based attacks do 1 point of damage per damage die and "freeze";the @ant for ld4+€ rounds. Efectrica€ attacks double its movement rate for ld&l rounds and cause no damage. When the PCs find the door, they see it is barred, but the seals have been broken. It takes a combined Strength of 40 ta li€t the Ipr. ceistwistedintemn: I_
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